WHILE - Translation from English into Serbian

I. while [(h)waɪl] N no pl

while: vreme nt

all the while: sve vreme

a while ago: pre nekog vremena

in a while: za trenutak

to be worth [the] while: biti vredan truda

II. while [(h)waɪl] CONJ

1. while (during which time):

while: dok

2. while (although):

while: iako

while I fully understand your point of view, ...: iako potpuno razumem tvoj stav, ...

3. while (however):

while: međutim

III. while [(h)waɪl] VB intr

to while away the time: prijatno provesti vreme

bear with me a minute while I write tihis down: sačekajte momenat da zapišem

to make hay while the sun shines prov: gvožđe se kuje dok je vruće

you're welcome to use the garage while we're away: slobodno možeš da koristiš garažu dok mi nismo tu

while we're on the subject: kad smo kod toga

[every] once in a while: povremeno

while the going is good: dok se sve odvija kako treba

to be worth sb's while doing sth: isplatiti se nekome raditi nešto

while the cat's away the mice will play prov: kad mačke nema, miševi kolo vode

mobile phones have been around for quite a while: mobilni telefoni postoje već neko vreme

Present
I	while
you	while
he/she/it	whiles
we	while
you	while
they	while

Past
I	whiling
you	whiling
he/she/it	whiling
we	whiling
you	whiling
they	whiling

Present Perfect
I	have	whiling
you	have	whiling
he/she/it	has	whiling
we	have	whiling
you	have	whiling
they	have	whiling

Past Perfect
I	had	whiling
you	had	whiling
he/she/it	had	whiling
we	had	whiling
you	had	whiling
they	had	whiling

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while we're on the subject: kad smo kod toga

to make hay while the sun shines prov: gvožđe se kuje dok je vruće

while the cat's away the mice will play prov: kad mačke nema, miševi kolo vode

[every] once in a while: povremeno

while the going is good: dok se sve odvija kako treba

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I'm not going to lose any sleep over it.

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